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| Magnepan announces the 20.7 I have nothing but respect for Magnepan who makes great speakers for very fair prices. I have been a MG-20 owner for close to 20 years and still find my bi-amped and Myestand pair to compete with virtually any speaker on the market.However the hyp... | |
| Review: Concert Fidelity DAC-040 DA converter Paul,Hope this good enough, the DAC has the same analog circuit design as the CF-080 linestage. If you go the website Positive Feedback Online-Issue 41 has a review by Mike Wechsberg on the CF-080 linestage with detailed pictures of its internal c... | |
| Review: Concert Fidelity DAC-040 DA converter Hey Paul,I forgot to also mention how important it is to change out the stock rectifier tube that the DAC is shipped with and replace it with a NOS tube. The rectifier tube type is a 6CA4/EZ81. I have tried Genelex, RCA, Mullard, Mazda and they al... | |
| Review: Concert Fidelity DAC-040 DA converter Hi Paul,Yes, I have tried many NOS 12AU7's in both my CF preamp and DAC. However, my favorite tubes in both pieces are either NOS 5814 or 5963 Sylvania Gold Brand Gold Pin tubes. Just beautiful sounding, better then my long plate Mullards,Amperexs... | |
| Review: Concert Fidelity DAC-040 DA converter Hi Ps68,I used to use the MBL 1531 transport, until I went to its bigger brother the reference 1621a, and the CF DAC-040 performed beautifully with either transport.I have heard all the other DACS that you mention and on redbook there is still a w... | |
| Review: Concert Fidelity DAC-040 DA converter Hi Badwisdom,I believe that Mr. Tsuda's philosophy of having the shortest/cleanest circuits possible lead to his decision of only having one input.I would be curious about what your worries are because of this DAC only having one input. I would lo... | |
| DAC recomendations $1500-$3000 Hey Chriswiford1,Just wanted to correct an error I made on the pricing of the North Star Design DAC, its retail price is $3000.00 and demos can be gotten for around $1500.00. The more I listen to it it reminds very much of the very highly regarded... | |
| DAC recomendations $1500-$3000 Hi Chriswilford1,I just got in the North Star Design 192kHz/32bit DAC because I'm reviewing it for hometheaterreview.com were I'm a staff reviewer.This DAC from Italy without any were being close to be broken in still sounds better to me then the ... | |
| Music Culture Technology Hi Jasonw01,This company was started by one of the founders of MBL. They offer very high quality at reasonable prices for their amps and speakers.I'm a staff writer for the website hometheaterreview.com and have an agreement with them in January t... | |
| Review: Concert Fidelity DAC-040 DA converter Yes Branislav,The Playback Design was fully broken in. This audition was done at my friend's house who is a retailer dealer for both companies. I'm only interested in redbook CD's, if I was into high rez I would consider the Playback Design DAC an... | |
| Review: Concert Fidelity CF-080 Preamplifier Hi Bigkidz,I'm no engineer, but my understanding is that from input to output, in the the CF-080 preamp, is only four inches total. Seems pretty short to me.I just completed another round of listening to very highly regarded tube and SS linestages... | |
| Review: Concert Fidelity DAC-040 DA converter Hi Branislav,I can easily answer your question. I and a friend of mine, in the exact same system, compared the Playback Design to the Concert Fidelity on redbook and it was quite clear to both of us that the Concert Fidelity was sonicly on a much ... | |
| The Ultimate DAC for Approx $10,000 Hi Clipsal,I have auditioned three of the DACS you have on your list. I only listen to Redbook CD's and by far the best DAC I have ever heard on Redbook is the Concert Fidelity reference DAC-040. Take a look at my review here on AudioGon for detai... | |
| Review: Pass Labs XA60.5 monobloks Amplifier Hi Lightminer,You will get no arguement from me that many of the D or switching amps would do just fine driving subwoofers or the bass panels of MG-20's. However, I have on many occasions listened to amps from Nuforce, Spectron, and other highly r... | |
| Opinion on Edge amps Hi Doug99,I agree with you that all reviews should be taken with a grain of salt. Why would you just mention websites all the written rags are the same way. I just offered the information on the review because you were seeking information on this ... |